1,77,43,740 samples tested for Covid-19 in India till July 28: ICMR

NEW DELHI: A total of 1,77,43,740 samples for

Covid-19

were tested across the

country

as of Tuesday, said the Indian Council of Medical Research.

"The total number of Covid-19 samples tested up to July 28 is 1,77,43,740 including 4,08,855 samples tested yesterday," said the ICMR in a bulletin shared on Twitter.

India on Tuesday reported 47,704 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours, taking the country's count of

coronavirus cases

to 14,83,157, informed

the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare

.

At present, there are 4,96,988 active cases in the country while the number of patients cured/discharged and migrated stands at 9,52,744.

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